NEWSLETTER 03

Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics

September 2014

PEOPLE

September 2014

NUCLEAR PHYSICS IN EUROPE
Interview with Angela Bracco, president of the international committee NuPECC (Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee),“Expert Board” of the European Science Foundation.

NuPECC has the task of defining the priorities in the field of nuclear physics and promoting the coordination of European researchin this filed. What are the tools for defining recommendations for the national agencies?
NuPECC is recognized by the European Community as the entity of reference for defining a strategic plan for nuclear physics. It is included as observer in the strategic plan for particle physics and in the working group for the physics infrastructures of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI).
NuPECC’s primary goal is defining the strategic Long Range Plan (LRP) for nuclear physics, a collection of recommendations that direct the coordinated choices of the individual national agencies. .
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NEWS

September 2014

Science BOREXINO: THE FIRST REAL-TIME IMAGE OF THE SUN

The Borexino experiment at the INFN’s Gran Sasso Laboratory has measured for the first time the flux of neutrinos produced in the thermonuclear fusion of two hydrogen atoms to form a deuterium atom, the primary reaction in the chain of reactions that fuels our star. ...

EventsCERN: 60 YEARS OF EUROPEAN RESEARCH

September 29 has marked the 60th anniversary of the largest particle physics laboratory in the world. The event boasted the participation of heads of state and representatives of the governments of the member countries and institutions that collaborate with CERN. Italy has been represented by the Minister of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR) Stefania Giannini ...

Dissemination
EU RESEARCHERS' NIGHT: RECORD NUMBER OF EVENTS IN ITALY

26 September was the European Researchers' Night, this year dedicated to the theme of sustainability. Italy, with more than 300 initiatives in 22 cities has the record number of events in the whole of Europe. Dozens of initiatives, organised by the INFN, have been grouped into four projects to bring to the forefront Italian researchers. ...

Italy
FOUR STAMPS DEDICATED TO INFN LABORATORIES

On 16 September four stamps were issued in the "Knowledge excellence" series dedicated to the INFN’s Frascati, Gran Sasso, Legnaro and Southern National Laboratories. The stamps, issued in 2,700,000 copies, depict an experiment at each laboratory: the KLOE detector of the DAFNE particle accelerator ...

FOCUS ON

ESS, THE MOST POWERFUL NEUTRON SOURCE IN THE WORLD

It will be a multi-disciplinary research centre based on the most powerful neutron source ever built in the world, approximately 30 times brighter than those currently available. It will enable new opportunities for researchers in the fields of fundamental physics, life sciences, energy, environmental technology and cultural heritage. It is called European Spallation Source (ESS) and is a European project costing 1.84 billion euros, which currently involves 17 countries, with Sweden and Denmark as host nations. ESS, included by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) in the roadmap, as a strategic project, involves the construction ...

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

INFN-NASA/SSERVI: PARTICLE PHYSICS FOR SPACE EXPLORATION

INFN is the first Italian partner of NASA/SSERVI, the NASA institute dedicated to research and exploration of the solar system. The affiliation agreement was signed on 15 September and involves collaboration between the two organisations for the development of joint activities, exchange of scientists, and shared use of their respective research laboratories. INFN thus puts the experience and the skills of its researchers and leading-edge technologies developed for particle physics, astroparticle physics and laser retroreflectors at the disposal of NASA, the most prestigious space agency in the world. ...